#us house speaker

[thehecklingmouse]

[thesilveregg]

So sorry to talk about politics on here but man this whole speaker vote situation is EUPHORIC for me because it reminds us of how incompetent the Republican Party has become.

At least democrats know how to play the game, right? They hold our human rights over our heads like bargaining chips, but at least they know the rules. I’d prefer a moral government over a classy one, but at least democrats can strategize to give their team, which sometimes is our team, a win.

Meanwhile, the republicans are openly, blatantly falling apart. The representatives of the Republican Party are not just bigots, horrible people, and terrible civil leaders, but they’re also so stupid that they can’t even be evil correctly. Their one win this election cycle has been ruined because now everyone knows that they can’t even pull it together when they have a 10 seat lead.

[vyorei]

What in the name of jaysus

No seriously

What

What the fuck is going on

[enderexplorer1212]

Guide for whats going on for nonamericans

So you may be wondering, what the hell is happening in the U.S? You might ask yourself that a lot, but this time, I can explain. So the house of representatives is the lower house which creates bills and stuff and is based on proportional representation, thats not important. But the republicans have a 4-seat majority, which is astronomically small. The house has to nominate and then vote on a speaker, which works similar to how parliamentary governments work, with a prime minister decided by a majority. Now imagine if you had parliament (or whatever legislature you have), and there were only two parties, the sorta left party, and the very right party. The very right party is voting for a prime minister, but not everyone in the very right party wants this prime minister, they want a different, more rightwing guy. They also don't like the nominee for prime minister, so they are holding up the entire process since they only need 4 people to disagree to prevent a prime minister from being chosen. So normally, this would be a hung parliament, and it goes to a snap election or something, but thats not how it works. Instead, they have to vote again, and they have to keep on voting until a prime minister is chosen. The sort left party meanwhile is letting the very right party tear itself apart because A. it is the easiest possible argument as to why you shouldn't vote for the very right party, and B. none of the very right party people would agree to working with the sorta left party. So basically, it's a hung parliament, but you have to keep voting until you get a prime minister. This is problematic, because you can't get any bills passed in congress without the house, and representatives don't get paid until the 14th, so by the time the 14th rolls around, if they don't get a speaker, no ones getting paid. If it does drag out that long, then the republicans will be kinda screwed because of how long its taking. Hope this helps :)

[aqueerpolysocialist]

All the memes and headlines about the US House Speaker election taking 15 rounds, the longest it has ever taken, and the first time it's taken more than 9 rounds since 1859, are extremely funny.

HOWEVER.

This is just the cherry on top of the cake that is the fundamental lack of democratic input into the US political system. McCarthy is a classic example of someone who has only ever had to answer to fringe Republicans in primaries and his party bosses.

This continuing trend of American "democracy" should be the takeaway. The system is broken.

Oh and it's very possible that he owes Donald Trump his eventual victory by the sounds of it so I'm sure that'll be fine and not come back around in about 18 months time.

[imgoingtoendupdead]

place your betts everyone, i’m going for 30 rounds and at least one brawl

[hussyknee]

Same vibes.

[toxictrannyfreak]

They’ve gone to a tenth fucking ballot asdaatfwwfsadfs

[rosielindy]

Integrity, empathy, gratitude, eloquence, and the power to dress down the GOP alphabetically.

[thehecklingmouse]

Kevin McCarthy loosing again, for the fourteenth time, because of one vote is so fucking funny. God is real

[3nn-express]

US House Speaker Confirms Israel’s Netanyahu to Address Congress ‘Soon’: Will This Move Infuriate Democrats?

In a significant development, US House Speaker Mike Johnson has confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon address a joint session of Congress. This announcement comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and Israel over the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Netanyahu’s upcoming speech has drawn attention from both sides of the political spectrum, raising questions about its implications and potential fallout.

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[featheredpheonix]

Speaker Ouster... 2!

[squebby]

Kevin McCarthy losing four five six seven eight ten consecutive Speaker of the House votes (so far) is legitimately one of the funniest things to ever happen. This is 2023's boat stuck in the Suez Canal. Something important has ceased working for the most hilarious possible reason and we are all watching desperate attempts to get it working again while secretly hoping it does not, and I think that's beautiful

[enderexplorer1212]

[instantbee]

On the one hand, not having a Speaker of the House is indicative of very serious issues in the American populace. It shows a divisive political dialogue and a country in crisis. The last two times this happened both preceded horrible periods of disruption in our country by about 10 years, the Great Depression and the Civil War. So it's not a great look and does make one nervous about what is coming down the pipe On the other hand it is genuinely so fucking funny

[galaxseacreature]